Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has received an overwhelming number of youths interested in serving as Local Defence Unit-LDU personnel. The force received more than 25,000 applications during a five-day nationwide exercise that started on August 28, to fill 10,500 available slots. UPDF deputy spokesperson Ronald …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF has warned development partners operating in Karamoja to stop issuing reckless statements on the security issues of Karamoja. Capt Adrin Mawanda, the UPDF 3rd division spokesperson says the security agencies have noticed with concern the rate at which some NGOs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF spokesperson Brigadier Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed that the Vice Chancellor Victoria University Dr Lawrence Muganga has been arrested by joint Security Forces in connection with espionage and illegal stay in the country. “Investigations into the matter have commenced,” she said minutes after social …
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OBITUARY | IAN KATUSIIME | Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech has since his death been described as daring and brave. That is how he earned the ‘Lion of Mogadishu’ moniker during his first tour of duty in Somalia as the contingent commander of Ugandan troops from 2011 to 2012. He died …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 289 youth in Hoima district turned up for the recruitment of Local Defence Unit personnel. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the age of 18 …
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Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier attached to NARO army detach in Akokoro sub-county in Apac district has shot dead a 20-year-old woman before taking his own life. The soldier is 45-year-old Samuel Ojara, while his victim is Sharon Akello. Ojara reportedly followed Akello to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Entebbe municipality and surrounding areas of Kajjansi and Katabi have generally shunned the latest recruitment exercise for Local Defence Unit-LDU personnel. According to Hajji Mbabali Njuki, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF expects to recruit 2,000 LDU personnel in …
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The fallen Deputy Police chief was one of the President’s most trusted lieutenants but he had an improbable task Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | When Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police, he sought advice from someone close to State House on how to approach …
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The life and work of the former Deputy Inspector General of Police who made a lasting contribution to Uganda THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On the morning of Saturday August 21, I was driving to Fort Portal but got a puncture 20km before Mityana. While trying to …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has said the wild speculations on the cause of death of former Deputy Inspector General of Police Lt. Gen. Paul Lokech by a section of the public should be put to rest. “I want to put you at …
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